RANGPUR, Sept 5, 2022 (BSS) - Two fresh Covid-19 cases were diagnosed after
testing 19 new samples at the 10.53 percent positivity rate in Rangpur
division on Monday.
 
Health officials said the Covid-19 pandemic situation is showing an improving
trend during the past few weeks across the division.
 
"With the diagnosis of the two fresh cases on Monday, the total number of
Covid-19 patients rose to 64,890 in the division," Divisional Director
(Health) Dr Abu Md Zakirul Islam said today.
 
The total number of recovered Covid-19 patients remained steady at 63,106 as
no more patients healed during the last 24 hours ending at 8 am today.
 
The number of casualties also remained steady at 1,289 as no new death was
reported during the period.
 
Meanwhile, more 19,468 doses of Covid-19 jabs were administered on Monday
raising the number of inoculated vaccines to three crore 10 lakh 66 thousand
and 115 doses in the division.
 
"Among the total administered Covid-19 jabs, 1,36,22,787 doses were
inoculated as the first doses, 1,30,24,976 as the second doses and 44,18,352
as the booster doses," Dr Islam added.